The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. There was also one particular scene that was laughoutloud funny. Adobe photoshop cs6 and up, adobe after effects cs4 and up, adobe premiere pro cs5 and up, adobe speedgrade, avid media composer 7 and up, the foundry nuke, davinci resolve, cineform gopro studio premium, cyberlink colordirector 4, final cut pro x, sony vegas, affinity photo, hitfilm 4 pro and more using our luts. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. Eli press books are marketed and distributed by west academic. Here, he chews the scenery so hard im fairly certain that you can see his teeth marks on the actual print. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. A myriad of resources to help you better color grade your. The book of eli 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen. If you are interested in bringing the band and their powerhouse stage show complete with rock star production, feel free. Their known world suddenly and inexplicably became unknown.
Jan, 2010 carnegie needs eli because eli has maybe the last remaining copy of a book that eli believes will allow him to expand and rule many more towns. After the nuclear ash snowfall ended, there was very little left. The motion picture produced by the great producer joel silver, is stunningly directed by the hughes brothers, albert and and allen, authors of good films as. Its now possible to accurately emulate all the subtle nuances and color shifts of major. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Book of eli, the rpkgbd eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. The book of eli by dalton l january 6, 2018 it took moses forty years to cross the desert.
With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The book of eli denzel washington, gary oldman grading. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in. Todays filmmakers often want to recreate the idiosyncrasies of older. The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he. Maxine gervais has worked on over 50 blockbusters and criticallyacclaimed feature films, receiving three hollywood professional association hpa nominations for outstanding color grading feature film. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Having now recently watched the road and the book of eli, the two big postapocalyptic movies of the holiday season that time of year when families get together and think warm thoughts about the end of the world, i can see that ive learned a couple of things about how to prepare for the apocalypse from hollywood films.
What makes cinematic luts unique however is their ability to apply complex color grades that can imitate the look of major motion picture films. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen. Jan 16, 2010 book of eli background storyline explained. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegies selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. Over 35 movie inspired luts 3 noir luts alexa, redlog, standard log and. Upon selecting a link to a book, you will be transferred to the west academic site for completion of your order. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. Adobe photoshop cs6 and up, adobe after effects cs4 and up, adobe premiere pro cs5 and up, adobe speedgrade, avid media composer 7 and up, the foundry nuke, davinci resolve, cineform gopro studio premium, cyberlink colordirector 4, final cut pro x, sony vegas, affinity photo, hitfilm 4 pro and more. Deak ferrand has worked for more than 15 years in visual effects as a matte painter. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Viewing the book of eli for the second time last week, i was again impressed by that scene, as well as by the movies overall visual scheme. He has since founded his own company, hatch, and has participated in a large number of film projects such as riddick, constantine, shooter, the assassination of jesse james, red cliff and wolverine. The book of eli is the first movie from albert and allen hughes the filmmaking brothers of from hell and menace ii society in nine years. Although color grading is more about video and film. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a.
Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. Maxcolourusa is the new york distributor for the max eli colour line. The premise of eli centers around the biblenot just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. So denzel washington goes up to this dude and the dude like touches him and denzel is all like yo, you put your hand on me again and ill chop it off with a machete but then the dude does it again and so denzel totally chops his hand off with a machete. Color in this picture of eli manning and share it with others today. Join facebook to connect with edrecco eli and others you may know. Color grading is a critical tool involved in the production of a truly impressive image. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible.
To give you an example, the beginning of the film it is very dark with many clouds and then towards the middle of the movie eli gets shot. Through the use of grading a photographer can completely shift. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Not only does it have the same gratuitous slow motion violence as the 2007 hit, but it even has the same yellowtinted color scheme. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge. By the end, the movie takes on a little more colour. He was on the team that won an academy award for the best visual effects for what dreams may comes.
The book of eli is basically 300 with western iconography. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. The pictures shown are the very first page in the book and then the 10th page in the book, and if youve read the story know that this is completely incorrect. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. I am forbidden by the critics little rule book from naming the volume, but if youve made a guess after seeing numerous billboards stating religion is power, you may have guessed right. After the war, and the flash that tore open the sky, all the bibles were burned because, some say, the bibles were the cause of the whole conflict. This is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the official. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible.
His passion and proficiency has created a showstopping hair colour that he calls eli colour. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. When the book of eli opens, eli denzel washington has already spent thirty years walking towards his chosen destination, quite appropriately, the west. Eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. The postapocalyptic world in which the story takes. Adobe photoshop cs6 and up, adobe after effects cs4 and up, adobe premiere pro cs5 and up, adobe speedgrade, avid media composer 7 and up, the foundry. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. High quality, singleshot, sidebyside comparisons showing before and after color grading and short videos showing the layers of color grading and editing. He has since founded his own company, hatch, and has participated in a large number of film projects such as riddick, constantine, shooter, the assassination of jesse james, red cliff and. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it.
This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. The course utilizes the latest edition of davinci resolve for me it was 14 to teach students how to do simple color grading on shots to advanced color correction including replacing a background or changing the color of someone. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Jan 14, 2010 eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton.
Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals.
Unlike other colour, eli colour was designed differently from head to toe using maxbond technology and pharmaceutical grade components. If you are a faculty member, you may place exam copy orders through the passwordprotected west academic faculty page once you have set up an account. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. That background might render the book of eli controversial for some religious literalists.
Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. As postapocalyptic movie fiction goes, the book of eli is not a crowdpleaser like the mad max series nor silly like any of the planet of the apes films. Washington makes for a great badass with a heart of gold, and oldman, well, he was born to play cartoonishly overthetop villains. Aug 03, 2017 color grading is a critical tool involved in the production of a truly impressive image. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. Book eli at your venue or event eli has played venues and clubs around the country for the past forty years and has continually brought in packed houses full of screaming fans and party people. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book.
And without ever veering toward the preachy, directors albert and allen hughes seamlessly develop the concept into a dark, emotional. One of the courses you can take as part of the college of southern nevadas film program is color correction, taught by instructor and cinematographer george maria. Im always fascinated by hollywood magic and learning how it is done and took the course because of my want to learn how to color grade a shot to look like the book of eli or the music video for my chemical romances welcome to the black parade. The book of eli color correction by maxine gervais hpa nominee outstanding color grading using a di process available on bluray and dvd from warner bros. I will be attempting to exchange this for a copy of eli that has the correct pages and in the correct order. Through the use of grading a photographer can completely shift the impression a given photograph leaves on. Jan 29, 2010 the basic plot of the book of eli, is that eli whose name we dont learn until the end of the film is in possession of the only surviving bible. His is a character much like that of an angel from the older of the two testaments. Creative grading techniques for film and video color correction look book alexis van hurkman from the bestselling author of color correction handbook the digital colorists job is no longer to simply balance, fix, and optimize.
The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. It stars kelly reilly, sadie sink, lili taylor, max martini, and charlie shotwell the film was produced by paramount players, mtv films, intrepid pictures and bellevue productions and was released on october 18, 2019, by netflix, making it the first film from. So, there are two things i need to do before the end of the world as. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Books similar to the legend of eli monpress the legend of. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. That was the reality for the mysticalfictional character named eli found as the theater lights went down. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and. Jan 23, 2010 the book of eli is basically 300 with western iconography. I cant imagine a movie coming out this year thats gonna top the book of eli for sheer awesomisity. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. On the other hand, while 300 had little concern beyond being an ode to the male body.
Outstanding color grading feature film in a di process maxine gervais. Im an atheist and i really didnt have a problem with any message contained in it. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Good action, good cinematography, and i liked the music. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene.